I recently got to observe a very cool lab, Disecting worms! First off the lesson began with a 10 minute introduction going over all the parts of the worm, and what they will be looking for in the day's lab. After recapping and bringing out students' prior knowledge, My CT did a demonstration of how to do the dissection. He made sure to go over the safety risks and procedure with his students. Watch what your doing with the knife its very sharp, and only one hand should be on your trays at a time to avoid slips. He used the DOC camera to show the class the procedure they will follow, and also had a sheet with these same instructions. Students worked in pairs at tables of 4, so we were able to go from group to group easily and direct students that were having trouble. My CT has very good relationships with his students they always seem to be confortable and he always is open to listen to what they have to say. I have also noticed that he is aware of which students are on what sports teams, or part of which clubs, and often asks them how it's going. They seem to appreciate that greatly because it shows that he cares more about the students.
Anyway, for the lab they were doing with the worms, I was able to work with the groups that were grossed out or clumsy for quite bit of the dissection. I noticed my CT would never go to the groups and DO any part of the dissection for the student no matter how much they butchered the worm but instead directed them to being more careful, and to pay more attention. I went around and used the same strategies.
For inquiry I actually led a lesson in my other placement in the middle school the period after my CT performed the same lab. This lab was simple, it had no risks so safety procedures weren't needed. The objectives were straight from the GSE Students will understand the characteristics of a living organism. They were given milk food coloring and detergent, and explain why or why not the mix of the 3 is a living thing. they have to hypothesize what will happen and conclude the results. I beleive in this kind of assignment because the students learn by exploration, instead of instruction and they really seemed to enjoy the reactions.
Anyway, for the lab they were doing with the worms, I was able to work with the groups that were grossed out or clumsy for quite bit of the dissection. I noticed my CT would never go to the groups and DO any part of the dissection for the student no matter how much they butchered the worm but instead directed them to being more careful, and to pay more attention. I went around and used the same strategies.
For inquiry I actually led a lesson in my other placement in the middle school the period after my CT performed the same lab. This lab was simple, it had no risks so safety procedures weren't needed. The objectives were straight from the GSE Students will understand the characteristics of a living organism. They were given milk food coloring and detergent, and explain why or why not the mix of the 3 is a living thing. they have to hypothesize what will happen and conclude the results. I beleive in this kind of assignment because the students learn by exploration, instead of instruction and they really seemed to enjoy the reactions.